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Common errors in English: Usage of Shut and turn off

 Shut and turn off


Incorrect : Please turn off the door.


Correct : Please shut the door.


Incorrect : Please shut the television. 


Correct : Please turn off the television.


Note: You shut (close in formal English) doors, windows or boxes. You turn off water or gas taps and electrical things. For electrical things you can also use 'switch off'.


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